Pit filling up with water

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Pit filling up with water

by Owen
(Chester Hill, NSW, Australia)

I live in a complex and there are a series of telstra pits in the backyards. My yard is the last one with a pit in it, the bottom yard. There is a PVC piping with the cabling going through the pits. The telstra pit in my backyard keeps filling up with water and I have to scoop it out. The base of the pit is clay and the water is not soaking. Do I plug the PVC pipe and lay cement on the bottom of the pit? Any help would be appreciated.

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Pit filling up with water

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Sep 24, 2008

Thank you
by: Kimberly

Hi Owen:
Thank you for responding back. I hope you can get this problem resolved. It can be frustrating when you don't get the correct answer you were hoping for. Good luck to you and if you have any other questions on any landscape project or problem, feel free to contact me here at the website.
Kimberly

Sep 24, 2008

Telstra Pit
by: Owen

Hi Komberly,

Yes the backyard is mine. I have contacted Telstra on several occasions. I have had a perosn from Telstra come out twice - not much help - ask a plumbler. I believe it is theirs and they should solve it. Anyway the pit the normal one you see on footpaths - the manhole is about 18 inches long and about 8 inches wide. The depth is about a metre. It is situated close to the corner of the two adjoining properties. The pit has cement around it. The bottom did have some cement and two holes in it but that has gone and is now clay.

I am seeking to go through my body corporate for a plumber to come out and see if there is any pipes that have a leak and the water is running through the ground towards the pit.

If there are no pipes - Iw ould like to plug up the pipe with the cabling and lay some cement on the bottom of it but I have to wait for Telstra approval. Oh the joys of working with Telstra and Strata Managers.

Thanks for your assistance.

Sep 24, 2008

A few Questions For You
by: Kimberly

Hi Owen, Kimberly here from landscape-solutions-for-you. I have a few questions for you. I am unfamiliar with the set up of the telestra pits. Do you own your own place, or is there a landlord or other owner involved? If you don't own your property I would talk to the person that does and see if they can help with the water situation.

If this is your own property, could you explain to us how big these pits are, and is the water coming from run off or natural water from rain? Water just sits in clay and your goal is to get the water flowing out of the pit. Is the pit made from the ground soil or some other material? If the pit is made from ground soil, you can divert the water out of the pit by using solid corrugated pipes, and by digging a small trench to move the water out and away from the pit. I look forward to hearing from you with more details, so myself or others may help you solve this problem.

Thank you for taking the time to ask this question.
Kimberly

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